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MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH SOUNDCLOUD OVER COPYRIGHT ISSUES

Some Record Labels Insist Upon Payment Every Time a Song They Own Is Played

I recently experienced copyright issues with SoundCloud. I produce music, but then I also DJ other peoples’ music. Was removed from SoundCloud because I did not own the track or have permission from the record company to play their artist’s song.

SoundCloud Copyright<copyrights@soundcloud.com>

Apr 8 (6 days ago)

Hello there,

Thanks for taking the time to write in to us about this. At SoundCloud, we strive to ensure that everybody’s rights are respected, and mixes are blocked when they are detected as containing copyrighted material.

If you use parts of a track in a modified way, such as in DJ sets, remixes, or mashups, please bear in mind that the original creator owns the copyright for that part in your track and, based on current copyright legislation, you will need their explicit permission to publish your track on SoundCloud. Some producers and publishers are fine with others using their material, but some are not and do not want their works altered or distributed without their explicit consent.

Giving credit to the original artist or including a setlist with your upload is unfortunately not sufficient to allow you to post other people’s tracks on SoundCloud, you’ll always need explicit permission.

If you are able to provide proof that you do have permission from the original rights holders to publish their material in your upload on SoundCloud, we’re happy to manually review your permissions. Please log into your account and fill out the form here: http://soundcloud.com/settings/disputes.